NBA History: 5 Players who have represented the most number of teams

#4 Joe Smith

Cleveland Cavaliers v Milwaukee Bucks

Joe Smith played at power forward position for 12 NBA teams during his 16-year long career. He was named college player of the year at Maryland in 1995 and declared himself eligible for the 1995 NBA Draft.

Things were looking promising for Joe, he was selected as the first overall pick in the first round of Draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Smith was named in the NBA All-Rookie First Team and spent three years with the Warriors, in his rookie season he averaged 15.3 points and his career best 8.7 rebounds per game. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 1997–98 season and was soon a free agent at the end of 1998.

He was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves at the start of the season, stayed with them for a year but was released and signed with the Detroit Pistons for the 2001-01 season as a backup.

At the end of the season, he re-signed with the Timberwolves where he played for two more seasons forming a good partnership with All-Star Kevin Garnett.

Joe went on to play for many teams, including Bucks, Nuggets, Bulls, Cavaliers, Hawks, Nets and the Lakers in his final season. He averaged 11 points and 6.4 rebounds throughout his career.